It’s my Birthday!

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Today is my 35th birthday, I’m officially in my mid thirties. I’ve never concerned myself TOO much with the number, haven’t felt too much sadness about getting old—yet! I feel young, and that’s all that matters, right? I’ve always loved my birthday, it’s my one special day, and I like celebrating, and I think everyone should feel the same.

I had a fun idea to do a giveaway for my birthday, so asked my good friend and photographer, Jennifer Polson, to take some pics of me with balloons and confetti, then we ended up doing a whole bunch of other stuff in the shoot (check out her blog today to see her fave pics of our session). Why not share my 35 year old shoot with you all? Then…the 7 giveaways…

There were a lot of pics, so I asked my handsome hubby to pick out his favorites, this is what he chose:

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I often take my kids on a small shopping spree on my birthday each year, I deprive myself of the joy of buying them all the latest and greatest all year long (even their birthdays, I do the parties and that’s all) except Christmas I indulge. So I see my birthday as a time to make ME happy by getting them a little something…a little Christmas in July. They like this idea, too.

Today, I’m going to give some gifts to YOU!! Because it’s 7-7, I’m going to select 7 winners, check out the fabulous prizes below from some of my favorite companies!

Now, don’t get overwhelmed with the steps below…IT’s my birthday (and I’ll have a lot of entries if I want to). Ok, just kidding, but really I want to have options for everyone that is plugged into different social media, ANDI want my fabulous sponsors who donated all of these items to make some new friends, too. So please take a minuteand follow them on facebook!!

Notice there are different points for different entries, the entry that counts for TEN is to pin images from yesterday’s post, click here for that info, or the link is in the entry form below, too.

Hi! Happy Birthday….. today is my birthday too and I’m 35 today also…. 7/7/78 baby…..would have been cool to have been 1 year earlier just for the 7’s all the way across :). anyway, I would love to win the camera bag and mentoring session!!

Wow, you share your birthday with my identical twin boys who are turning 10 today. How cool is that! I love photography and am always trying to learn more about it. I would love the camera bag! Happy birthday!!!

As much as I love all the goodies, I would really love to win The Handbuilt Home by Ana White with the $100 gift card to Home Depot! We’re in the process of building a bedroom onto our small home and this would be a great help!

I would love to win the JoTotes bag as i currently am running bk & forth to the NICU as my our sweet girl was born early and I have been running w/my old bag carrying all I need it would be nice to have something pretty that would help me get back and forth w/what I need (I take daily pics of our girl) Thanks so much for the chance & Happy & Blessed Birthday to you!

What an awesome giveaway. You have some awesome things that will be going to your readers. I love so many of them! Having said that, my absolute favorite would be the Jo Totes Camera bag and a photography Skype mentoring session with YOU! I always ooo and ahhhh over your pictures! I’d love to chat with you on how to improve my photos. The camera bag is just a dream! I’d love to have something cute and trendy to carry my camera since it goes with me everywhere!

I would like to win the Home Depot gift certificate and Ana White’s book. I think she is amazing. Happy 35th Birthday. Hitting 35 never phased me. My first child wasn’t born until I was 37. I will hit 65 in December and that is proving to be more daunting.

Happy Birthday! Don’t forget to spoil yourself too! Love your traditions of spoiling the kids, but don’t forget to spoil yourself! Of course, I also love that you are going to spoil us as your readers with such fabulous giveaways! I would love to win any of these fabulous prizes, but would most look forward to winning the Handbuilt Home by Ana White with the Home Depot Gift Card or the Six Sister’s Book with the World Market gift card!

I would love the mentoring from you (I could use a little manual using help with my camera, okay, really a lot) and the Jo Tote would be a wonderful perk. Happy, Happy Birthday! You are so fun! I love reading your blog almost daily and hearing not only your fun ideas, but seeing your personality and the joy you get out of life. Thanks for sharing.

Happy Birthday sweet friend!!!!! What a fun idea to do a birthday shoot with balloons and confetti!!! You are so stinking adorable…I heart you!!!! Now what do I want to win? I have wanted a Jo Totes bag forever, and a photo mentoring session with you would just make that prize the bomb diggity!!!

Happy Birthday!! So many awesome items in the giveaway, how to choose?? I’d love to win the JoTotes/Skype session or the Six Sisters book/World Market giftcard or the FotoStrap…. thanks for the giveaways!

What an epically awesome giveaway! I’m most excited about the Ana White book and Home Depot gift card…we could easily drop $100 on a Home Depot run with all of our home projects. Thanks for the opportunity to enter, and happy b-day! Looking forward to hopefully meeting you at Haven.

Happy Birthday Kristen! I would love to win mostly #4 because I need to learn how to build stuff and make my room my own. All of them would be great, I do love gift cards and choices so seven is a lot to choose from.

I’d happily win any of them! The Home Depot gift card and the World Market gift card would definitely be put to good use at our house. And I’d love a mentoring session with you… and, and, and. I’d be ecstatic to win any of them!

Honestly, I’d love to win the Kiwi Crate… I’ve been wanting to get a membership for my 4 year old son for the last few months, but we keep getting hit financially (most recently my husband and son were in a car accident) and I keep putting it off “til finances even out.”

Happy Birthday, Kristen!!! (Sorry it’s a little late – part of my day of rest on Sundays includes no computer!) Love those pictures – I’m glad you do photo shoots of yourself too and not just of others!

Hi Kristen, Happy Birthday, fun pictures 🙂 July is my birthday too, the 16th and I’ve been wanting to e-mail you and ask you is your favorite camera bag? If I was to choose one of you giveaway’s it would be the Jo Totes Camera Bag, because that’s what I’m wanting. But your book would be great too! Have a wonderful week. Wanda Ann @ Memories by the Mile

Happy belated birthday Kristen!!! I’m so sad that I was so engrossed in my daughters stomach flu that I spaced your special day!! Ah! We need to celebrate when I get back in August!! I hope we can! Your photos are beautiful!!!!

Hey Kristen, Happy Birthday! I love the mommy birthday photo shoot…I want one. {planning phase commencing} Okay, here’s the thing…I’d be over the moon if I won anything…but, super into the Home depot and Anna White pack…and the Jo Totes and Photo session. Love it! Hope you have a fabulous day! Nat 🙂

Happy Birthday! This is a really great giveaway and I have like a list of things on the list that I would love to win. To pick one is crazy. I love the FotoStrap, Vintage Rose Wraps or Jo Totes Camera bag. Thanks for a great giveaway.

Hey Kristen! Oh my goodness – what an amazing giveaway. I would definitely most love to win a Jo Totes bag (aren’t they beautiful?!) and a Skype session with YOU! I’ve just started my own photography business, it’s a passion that I’ve only just recently discovered this year. I’ve mostly done portraits up until this point, and I have my very first engagement session booked for a few weeks from now!! I cannot wait! Anyway, a Skype session with an experienced professional photographer is most definitely the ultimate win. For that reason – I’d love to be winner #5. Thank you for an amazing giveaway – and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Happy Birthday : ) What a great way to celebrate!! Thank you so much for the chance to win. If I were to win I would love to win The Handbuilt Home by Ana White as well at $100 gift card to Home Depot.

Perfect timing for a giveaway. My Birthday is this Monday (the 15th) and I turn the big 30!! I would love to win the Jo Totes bag and photo strap! I’m due with my 5th child (3rd girl) in October and would love to carry around my camera in something cute and fun 🙂 Happy Birthday to you Kristen 🙂

I personally love photography, but I also love a lot of things including crafts, building and diy projects in my own home. My favorite thing out of all of these that you’re giving away would be the book from Ana White, she is amazing and I follow her stuff on pinterest, facebook and occasionally just browse her website for ideas.

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